With the mostly muppet decisions about to be unveiled on Thursday, are we in danger of having more Arrsers than Squaddies? With the planned reduction in numbers, the inevitable further lowering of morale, will more personnel just say "fuck it, I'm off" at the earliest opportunity?

Do they really expect the remaining guys to soak up the extra workload?

Even after the cull, ARRSE would still need to muster 82,001 members to outnumber the regulars. It may just shade it, if all the sock-puppets and civvies are included. If they are taken out of the equation, I calculate ARRSE would be lucky to muster a thousand souls.
As for the extra workload - I'm afraid it is back to Cold War regimes post Afghanistan, without the money or training areas to send the troops off on exercises or AT. Those garages won't sweep themselves you know.

Even after the cull, ARRSE would still need to muster 82,001 members to outnumber the regulars. It may just shade it, if all the sock-puppets and civvies are included. If they are taken out of the equation, I calculate ARRSE would be lucky to muster a thousand souls.
As for the extra workload - I'm afraid it is back to Cold War regimes post Afghanistan, without the money or training areas to send the troops off on exercises or AT. Those garages won't sweep themselves you know.

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I couldn't have guessed the true number of Arrsers, and it was a bit tongue in cheek, but the serious point I was trying to make was that as the Regs dwindle in number, I can't see the workload lessening to the same proportion. So who is going to pick up the slack?
I'm glad I'm not in now, I would be totally disillusioned.
Your last paragraph is looking to be the future.....

I couldn't have guessed the true number of Arrsers, and it was a bit tongue in cheek, but the serious point I was trying to make was that as the Regs dwindle in number, I can't see the workload lessening to the same proportion. So who is going to pick up the slack?
I'm glad I'm not in now, I would be totally disillusioned.
Your last paragraph is looking to be the future.....

With the mostly muppet decisions about to be unveiled on Thursday, are we in danger of having more Arrsers than Squaddies? With the planned reduction in numbers, the inevitable further lowering of morale, will more personnel just say "fuck it, I'm off" at the earliest opportunity?

Do they really expect the remaining guys to soak up the extra workload?

Thats how the private civvy sector is at the moment too chaps, companies trimming away at the overheads now the economy is in the shit and expecting the lowest paid at the bottom to absorb the workload of those who leave or are made redundant with no incentive to do so, just creates a bad atmosphere and everyone thats left is just looking for a way out, I'm sure it isnt that much different for you folks in the Army.
(I've joined this site due to wanting some advice on joining the TA, but sticking around for now as I like the banter and interesting topics, not here to walt my way around so hope you all don't mind my input!)

You and me both, mate. I don't envy the current crop who are stagging on - the uncertainty must be painful. That said, squaddies will carry on doing what they have always done - cracking on with the job in hand, whatever shit sandwich they are handed by our so-called betters.

Let's hope so, there seems to a distinct lack of judgement when the shit starts flying in foreign parts!

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Probably something to do with the knobs in the upper echeons of the Gov having the same thinking of 20 years ago, that we are still a big name in the international community and as such have a need to get involved in policing every other countries problems. The reality is we cant and havent been able to since options for change back in 93. Iraq and Afghan have shown that, but we were committed by bLIAR and it is just made worse with the current cutbacks etc.